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IF YOU’RE SEEKING an
oceanside retirement, Tor-
rance is a great option.This
city in the South Bay region of
Los Angeles County boasts
1.5 miles of beach along the
Southern California shore,
without all the crowds of L.A.
beaches to the north and Long
Beach to the south. Besides
swimming and sunbathing,
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path that originates in
Torrance.
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access to a high concentration head to one of its museums
of hospitals within a 15-mile or landmarks. The Polish
radius. WalletHub ranked American Museum in
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retire in the state, owing to the displays folk art and
area’s top-notch health care, 2); =36/ historical artifacts,
low cost of living, and number including a room dedicated
of senior centers per capita. to Polish Nobel Prize
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subsidized taxi services for Revolution, rebels used the while the Nassau County
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excursions designed for those secession from England. Basquiat. What’s more,
50 and older. HISTORY BUFFS hoping Army aviators in World North Hempstead is a
MARIA KRAYNOVA—SHUTTERSTOCK Torrance’s cost of living is to retire in one of the long after, F. Scott cultural hub of New York
War I used Hempstead
short train or bus ride
While not too pricey
Plains to train, and not
by California standards,
away from the major
about 63% higher than the
City. North Hempstead
cradles of American
Fitzgerald tapped Sands
also offers discounted
Point, one of North
culture should look no
national average, according to
transportation services to
Hempstead’s incorporated
PayScale, with a median home
farther than North
senior citizens.
price of $829,500 in 2018.
villages, as the setting for
Hempstead in Nassau
The Great Gatsby.
County on Long Island.
ALSO CONSIDER Clifton,
ALSO CONSIDER Pembroke
N.J.; Monterey Park, Calif.
To immerse yourself in
During the American
Pines, Fla.; Lewisville,Texas
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